We carved our pumpkins this weekend and went to a pre-Halloween event at the National Zoo ("Boo at the Zoo").

We spent Columbus Day weekend in Las Cruces, NM at la casa Roman. We celebrated "Thanksgiving" early, as well as having a baby shower for Sarah & Augusto. The kids had a great time with their cousins.

Took a trip down to the port of Alexandria to visit ye olde Godspeed. It is a replica of one of the three ships that led to the establishment of Jamestown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godspeed_(ship))

It's that time of the year again. 14th annual apple and pumpkin picking trip. Weather was perfect, apples were plentiful, and friends were numerous. What else is there to say?

Carla and Clare come down for a quick visit on Labor Day weekend

Mike, Jim, and Edgar took a trip to Washington to hike the 93 mile Wonderland trail. We got about two thirds before bailing out due to rain, wind, snow, ankle problems, boots exploding, wet tents, and general malaise. Here are some scenes from that hike.

Again this year, we hit the beach with the Loukotas for a week. Our friends from DC joined us for opening weekend; Edgar's cousins in NJ joined us for a day. We all had a great time!